Flanged Pipe

[Gabriel.N]

Hi,

I'm trying to set up some Flanged Pipes, some with defined length, and one with variable length.

This lines are Lined with Glass and actually the pieces are not welded flange, it has special stub-end that recieves a Special Lapped Flange it is splited. Check the picture. But to be simpler, and knowing that each piece is followed by their respective Split-flanges, I'm considering as if it were fixed flanges.

Check the printscreen.

When I try to route some pipe it does not respect the defined length, and worse does not show the flange at ends, but the distance seted for the thickness is show as a gap. I tryed to connect to separeted parts to test if it could be just a visual problem, but it does not connect nor put a gasket.

At right side I inserted a Custom Part from Plant 3D and it works, but we haven't a "Part Type" Pipe, so I used Nipple.

Check that I used the same set up, but it does not work in the catalog.

My version is PLANT 3D 2013.

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Gabriel Nogueira.

[KenFauver]

Plant 3D 2013 does not have fixed length pipe functionality. We have addressed this issue in 2014 SP1,

[halitomi · Accepted solution]

You can create fixed length pipes as Sleeves in the spec editor with fixed lengths. See pictures attached.

Our company also need some items like this. I have also created some "oversized" pipes in case I have to create a custom length lined pipe. Meaning this custom 10" pipe has a 12" diameter given in the spec editor. (Of course the custom "oversized" flanges must be created also.)

[halitomi]

Additonal notes added to attached pic.

[Gabriel.N]

Thank you all for the reply.

But I would the pipe already contained the flanges and was not counted as a separate item. Unless I could show the stub-end and also lag the position of the flange. Since this is not a requirement, I'm considering fixed flanges on pipes and connections, and increasing the thickness of the flange that compose the thickness of flange plus the thickness of stub-end.

However flanges are not appearing in the case of pipes.

I thank you very much for the tip of the Sleeve, and I'll try it, even so I still need a tube of variable length. It would be possible to do this with the Sleeve too, by setting the parameter L to 0?

Thank you all.

[halitomi]

I dont think you can give sleeve 0 length, but you can give it a try.

In my case I made the "oversized" flanges with some bizarre standard number so when I make my BOM they can be hidden easily. That's the best solution I found so far.

[Gabriel.N]

I tried doing the same thing using Nipple instead of  Sleeve and it worked.

Well, calling nipple in my case the term gets more correct.

I also tried setting the parameter L to zero, BUT it does not worked, it's understood 0 as 100 inches.

Why can not I configure a regular tube to have flanges, and when I try it the flanges does not show up?

One more question, what would be the Iso Symbol SKEY for a flanged pipe?

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Gabriel Nogueira

[KenFauver]

For variable length pipe you need set "L" to have a value of -1,

[Gabriel.N]

Mr. Fauver, I tried and it does not work with nipple. When I try with Pipe the flanges does not show up.

Thanks.

[jason.drew]

It's possible to setup "dynamic" or variable sized parts by setting a value within the spec sheet.

Details at this post below:

http://www.pdoteam.com/2014/08/dynamic-parts-in-autocad-plant-3d/